The boy and the girl were taken to an area hospital and were listed in serious condition, according to the Redondo Beach
Police Department.

The stabbings occurred in the public area of
the mall’s third level, which is where the movie theaters, a food court
and various shops are located.

As of late Saturday night police said
they had found no witnesses. A mall security officer discovered the
injured pair and called for help from police, who already were in the
mall area. Before the boy passed out, he provided a general description
of the suspect, said Sgt. David Christian.

Many stores were in
the process of closing as the investigation began, and although officers did not
order a lockdown, they did stop vehicles as they left the mall. The attacker,
however, is still at large.

"We did not have a lot to go on,"
Christian said. "We basically blocked all the exits for the parking
area. We just stopped every car that went by and looked inside with a
flashlight and talked to the people inside. It was a lot of cars."